Ulsan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulsan Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1078
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$486
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2711
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
73
93
🏙️ Population
1.15M
662K

The cost of living in Ulsan is 58% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4812th and 587th ($1078 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 7th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Ulsan compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Ulsan ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 1859th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulsan Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2935
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.63
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.1
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13766
$14942

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$882
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$910
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$1055
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$878
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$865
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$1076
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$895
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$1060
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$896
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$999
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$958
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$965
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$984
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$960
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$991
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$1002
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$924
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$787
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$1009
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$967
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$932
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$903
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$963
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$1056
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$945
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$845
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$2529
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$2255
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$2595
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$2329
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$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
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$2034
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$2218
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$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
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$2251
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$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
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$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
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$2255
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$2588
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$2451
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$2576
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$1721
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$2585
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$2593
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$2604
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$2627
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$2663
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$2750
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$2837
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$3118
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$2279
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$2729
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$2728
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$2810
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$2920
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$2313
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$2974
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$3345
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